Hi my doc is sending me for a upper GI due to GERD and unexplained chest pains and I am a big whimp.

My question is if i spoke to my doctor about being scared to do it could i ask them instead to do the barium meal test as i dont think i could do the endoscopy after reading the info sheet they sent out as the words that stand out to me are risk of death 1 in 25000, heart attack , stroke , making a hole in stomach and stuff like that.


As if i was to do it i would have to have the throat spray as have a fear of being put to sleep.

I dont want to really mess around with my doctor as they have been patient with me and dont wish to seem ungrateful but i am dreading it.

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